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15 Facts About Sabac Red

1.

Sabac Red is a member of hip hop quartet Non Phixion and the "on hold" supergroup Secret Society.

2.

Sabac Red's family moved to Brooklyn, New York City, when he was four years old.

3.

Sabac Red grew up in the Gravesend section of Brooklyn neighboring Bensonhurst and Coney Island.

4.

At the age of 12 Sabac Red began exploring the art of emceeing.

5.

Sabac Red would listen to the mix shows and memorise other MCs lyrics.

6.

Sabac Red would perform at block parties, school talent shows and anywhere there was music and a mic, constantly battling other MCs.

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At the age of 15, while attending Lafayette High School in Brooklyn, Sabac Red would promote parties and shows for artists like T La Rock, Audio Two, Big Daddy Kane, Greg Nice and many other hip hop artists.

8.

Sabac Red had to do community service at the CityKids Foundation where he ended up learning how to use his lyrics to express his pain and the things that were going on around him.

9.

Sabac Red received training in facilitation, conflict management, public speaking, curriculum design and implementation and more.

10.

Sabac Red began working at CityKids between school, touring and odd jobs.

11.

Sabac Red worked his way up to become the director of programs at the CityKids Foundation.

12.

Sabac Red went on to work for Wild Pitch Records as the college radio promoter.

13.

Sabac Red did street promotion for Nas' Illmatic and a number of artists in the early 1990s.

14.

In 1995 Sabac Red hooked up with Ill Bill and there begin the relationship of what is the legacy of Non Phixion.

15.

Sabac Red was dropped from Psycho+Logical-Records for reasons unknown after the release of his sophomore album The Ritual in 2008.